https://github.com/islandcontroller/hoppie-connector

Python connector for Hoppie's ACARS service
https://github.com/islandcontroller/hoppie-connector

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Python connector for Hoppie's ACARS service

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/islandcontroller/hoppie-connector
• Owner: islandcontroller
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-03-10T15:09:47.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-27T20:00:11.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-08T09:08:38.727Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: acars, hoppie, python, vatsim
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://pypi.org/project/hoppie-connector
• Size: 120 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# hoppie-connector

[![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/islandcontroller/armcm-devcontainer)](LICENSE) ![PyPI - Version](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/hoppie-connector)

The *hoppie-connector* project is an API implementation for Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers' "*Hoppie's ACARS*" services for online multiplayer flight simulation. It can be used to create custom flight tracking and dispatch systems, or serve as a basis for airborne station implementations!

## Installation

A pre-built package is hosted on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/hoppie-connector/) and can be installed and updated using the [`pip`](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/getting-started/) utility:

```sh

pip install -U hoppie-connector

```

## Usage Example

```python

from hoppie_connector import HoppieConnector, HoppieError

cnx = HoppieConnector('', '')

try:

    # Send a telex message

    cnx.send_telex('', '')

    # Fetch and print incoming messages

    messages, delay = cnx.peek()

    for m_id, msg in messages: 

        print(f"Message {m_id}: {msg}")

except HoppieError as e:

    print(e)

```

> [!NOTE]

> In order to minimize unnecessary server load, keep the idle polling rate to at most **once every 60 seconds**. During active communication, the polling rate may be temporarily increased to once every 20 seconds.[^1]

## Documentation

A more comprehensive documentation is currently in development on this project's [GitHub Wiki](https://github.com/islandcontroller/hoppie-connector/wiki).

## Acknowledgements

Great thanks to Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers for creating and maintaining the "*Hoppie's ACARS*" services.

## Licensing

The contents of this repository are licensed under the MIT License. The full license text is provided in the [`LICENSE`](LICENSE) file.

    SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

[^1]: ["ACARS Server API"](https://www.hoppie.nl/acars/system/tech.html). *www.hoppie.nl*. Retrieved April 3, 2024.